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By Hilary Nangle on March 29, 2011
You’re probably expecting the Maine Travel Maven to share her thoughts about Bath, Maine, but this time I’m heading across the pond to Bath, England, one of the cities and towns I visited while touring Great Britain by train. This UNESCO World Heritage city, home to England’s only hot springs, is an easy day trip [...]
Posted in Beyond Maine, Europe | Tagged Bath England, Bath hot springs, Euro Rail, Pump Room, Roman Baths, Sally Lunn, Thermae Bath Spa's New Royal Bath |
By Hilary Nangle on March 27, 2011
In late February, I spent the better part of a week exploring Great Britain by train. The last time I took trains through England, Scotland, and Wales had been way back in 2000, and I’d loved it. Don’t know why it took me so long to answer that All Aboard call once again. Even better, [...]
Posted in Beyond Maine, Europe | Tagged Courtauld Gallery, Great Britain, London, Rail Europe, Somerset House |
By Hilary Nangle on June 30, 2010
Whenever traveling between Maine and Quebec City, instead of stopping en route for that ubiquitous fast-food cheeseburger, I savor a taste of Quebec at Père Nature (Father Nature), just off the main highway in Saint-Georges. Fresh, flavorful foods with an authentic regional accent fill this combination market, gelato bar, café, and fine dining restaurant housed [...]
Posted in Beyond Maine, Eastern Canada, Food, Quebec | Tagged cafe, Canada, fine cheeses, Food, gelato bar, market, Pere Nature, picnic fare, Quebec, restaurant, Saint-Georges, St. Georges |
By Hilary Nangle on June 29, 2010
Since I live in Maine, I tend to consider Quebec City as my backyard. This 400+ year old walled city is Paris without jetlag, Europe without the Euro, and I adore it. Especially in summer. Musicians, jugglers, bands, acrobats, and other entertainers are on nearly every street in the Old City; cafe tables overflow on [...]
Posted in Activities, Beyond Maine, Eastern Canada, Food, Quebec, Sightseeing | Tagged Best of Quebec City, food in Quebec City, Quebec City, Quebec City lodging, Quebec City sights, Quebec City top 10, What to do in Quebec City, Where to eat in Quebec City, Where to stay in Quebec City |
By Hilary Nangle on June 22, 2010
Drive northwest on Route 27, a Maine Scenic Byway, from Sugarloaf, in Carrabassett Valley, and after passing Flagstaff Lake and Chain of Ponds and passing through a tiny border crossing, you arrive on the eastern edge of Canada’s Eastern Townships. I tend to think of the townships as New England north, but with a decidedly [...]
Posted in Beyond Maine, Eastern Canada, Quebec | Tagged Coaticook, Coaticook Gorge, Coaticook Laiterie, Eastern Townships, Ice cream, Quebec, suspension bridge |
By Hilary Nangle on May 2, 2010
The Country Inns in the White Mountains‘ second annual Inn to Inn Spring Herb Tour is slated June 5 and 6, with 13 inns in Maine and New Hampshire participating. Each inn will focus on one herb, and tour guests can sample fare made with that herb and collect a recipe or two. The tour [...]
Posted in Beyond Maine, Events, Lodging, New England, Western Lakes & Mountains | Tagged bed and breakfasts, Country Inns in the White Mountains, Fryeburg, inn, inn tours, Maine, New Hampshire, North Conway, Spring Herb Tour, White Mountains |
By Hilary Nangle on April 19, 2010
A quick report on my whirlwind (flew out Monday, returned Wednesday) trip to San Francisco last week (my first time back in this great city in more than a decade). The advantage of such a short trip is flying with only a small carry-on bag and a briefcase; the disadvantages are no time to explore [...]
Posted in Beyond Maine, Food, Lodging, U.S. West | Tagged Chinatown, Fairmont Hotels, San Francisco, SuperShuttle |
By Hilary Nangle on March 28, 2010
I’ve been negligent in posting over the past few days, primarily due to exhaustion. I’m in Churchill, Manitoba. Not for the polar bears, not for the beluga whales, but for the northern lights. And I haven’t been disappointed. The sky has been tripping the light fantastic until 2, 3 a.m. or so. But here’s a [...]
Posted in Beyond Maine | Tagged Canada, churchill, frontiers north, manitoba, Northern lights, tundra buggy |
By Hilary Nangle on January 17, 2010
The best thing anyone can do right now is donate to one of the established organizations (with stellar reputations) already on the ground and working in Haiti. Here are four I can recommend: First, let me share the words of a dear friend who has worked with the first organization for years: How do people [...]
Posted in Beyond Maine | Tagged donate to support Haiti, Help Haiti |
By Hilary Nangle on December 18, 2009
…and government subsidies. The Cat, which ran between Bar Harbor and Yarmouth, N.S., and Portland and Yarmouth, N.S., has made its last run. The Canadian government has pulled funding from the high-speed summer ferry, which it has underwritten since its debut. The Cat made looping through downeast Maine and Maritime Canada easy, cutting endless hours [...]
Posted in Beyond Maine, Eastern Canada, Moon guidebook updates | Tagged Bar HArbor Maine, Ferry cancelled, Maine to Nova Scotia ferry, Portland Maine, The Cat ferry, Yarmouth Nova Scotia |
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